MY NAME is Worchihan Zingkhai and this is my story. I am from the beautiful Tangkhul mountain village of Ngahui in the Ukhru! district of Manipur. I began school in Ukhrul, finished in Shillong and then in January of 2007, came to Delhi to work, study and be free.
Six...
MANY YEARS ago a thief was caught in one of the districts in Manipur and beaten to death by the public calling it justice, mob justice. Thuimui (name changed) died the following day due to internal bleeding. The writer recalls, he was beaten the entire night black and blue...
AN ARTICLE was published in The Sangai Express titled “Article 371-C aggravates ethnic divide and stalls progress of Manipur” by Captain (Rtd) LB Singh of Indian Navy on 12th February 2024. He has blamed the provision of Article 371-C of the Constitution of India and the Presidential Order dated 20th June...
THE GOVERNMENT of India, Ministry of Tribal Affairs vide their letter F. No. 12026/02/2023-C&LM (E:25198) dated 26.12.2023, addressed to the Adl. Chief Secretary, Government of Manipur, Secretariat Tribal Affairs & Hills Development have expressed their keenness to process the deletion of the nomadic Chin Kuki from the list of...
THE PEOPLE of the country are now aware of many factors of the crisis in Manipur, such as the impacts of illegal migrants, the involvement of militants, narco-terrorists, foreign militants, etc. The article aims to highlight the long-term planning of the present crisis, its connection with the Naga-Kuki clash...
JIM WUNGRAMYAO KASOM'S second work 'Cradling Memories of My Land' comes in the form of poetry after his work 'Homecoming and Other Stories'. Kasom renders the essence of the written art through poems and anecdotes in 'Cradling Memories of my Land'. Kasom has his way with words that bare...
Manipur: The Parkia Speciosa tree-bean variety, originally found in Thailand, is thriving in Manipur. Dr Kishore, the Managing Director of Kwaklei Khongummelei Orchids Private Limited, expressed hope that this variety, known for its flowering from April and yielding mature tree beans by August and October, will be a boon for tree-bean...
Ukhrul: Several roads and buildings have been constructed, new land cutting rises, deforestation from fuel wood, forest fires, and farmland extends, the population has increased, and land and water resources are under stress. There are additional problems from the disproportionate use of agrochemicals and pesticides on hilltops polluting water...
Ukhrul: According to the research committee of Hungpung Hungshi Shangva, the Hungpung king's family or clan was just known as Ahungshi- king's clan. So a search was made for almost 18 years for tracing the ancient root of their ancestors, and it was found that Mangang Ningthouja was the...
Ukhrul: The first church in Manipur was born in Ukhrul in 1901. This new Christian village was given a name Phungyo (meaning Beautiful Hill) by the missionary Rev William Pettigrew and became the bedseed of Christianity in Manipur.
On Friday, the Phungyo Baptist Church celebrated the 123rd Foundation Day with...